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NPCB's FNP application is online: meet the education and RN license rules, apply up to 6 months (MSN, post-graduate certificate) or 12 months (DNP) before program completion, then schedule with Prometric inside a 120-day window.
Read the guideNPCB sets the FNP pass mark by standard setting and does not report a percentage correct. What the June 2026 handbook says, where the popular 500 figure comes from, and how a preliminary pass becomes an official result.
Read the guideAs checked on October 25, 2026, NPCB has announced no change to the FNP exam for 2027. The 2024 FNP blueprint, 150 questions in 3 hours and three attempts per calendar year are the rules in force. What is confirmed, what is not, and how to prepare.
Read the guideANCC's new FNP test content outline takes effect October 30, 2026, so every ANCC FNP-BC candidate in 2027 takes it. NPCB's FNP-C exam stays on its 2024 blueprint unless NPCB announces a change. Format, content, fees, eligibility and retest rules, side by side.
Read the guideAs checked on October 25, 2026, NPCB charges $240 for AANP members and $315 for nonmembers to take the FNP exam, and the same for a retake. Here are the reschedule, reset, withdrawal, practice exam and renewal costs as well.
Read the guideSince January 2026, NPCB lets FNP candidates test up to three times per calendar year. What happens between a failed attempt and the next one: the score letter, the re-exam application, the fee, and a CE line NPCB has not settled publicly.
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